Testosterone and hashimotos/hypo

[joeblo]

Hi everyone, im looking into whether my symptoms are partly due to testosterone levels as well as hashimotos/becoming hypo.

Im on no meds right now.

serum (testosterone) is 380 ng/dl which for my age of 37, says some places that its fine but other websites say its not for my age.

serum testosterone in nmol/l (13.2 nmol/l) range 8.60 - 29.00

Shbg is actually 31 nmol/l range 10.00 - 57.00

cortisol 347 nmol/l

My thyroid levels show that im hashi, and tsh 5.2, but doc dosnt agree that my fatigue/issues are because of my thyroid, but i can now see that my symptoms also could be low testosterone? Or a bit of both thyroid and that?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

Presumably you supplement B12?

Your folate is quite low. You may benefit from a daily good quality vitamin B complex, one with folate in not folic acid. You might reduce B12 supplements a bit too

If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 3-5 days before any blood tests, as biotin can falsely affect test results

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You need vitamin D tested too, its common to be deficient with thyroid disease

vitamindtest.org.uk

Also linked to low testosterone

vitamindcouncil.org/does-vi...

NHS reluctant to diagnose Hashimoto's on just high TG antibodies as they can be high for other reasons

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But your TsH is above range

Email Thyroid UK for list of recommended thyroid specialists,

please email Dionne


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[joeblo in reply to SlowDragon]

thankyou slow, i had to edit my first post as i had the numbers muddled up lol my shbg was my serum result etc, i have amended it now to reflect this.

My b12 was high because of suppliments, and i now only take a b complex which has the folate methyl in it too

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to joeblo]

Have you had vitamin D tested?

[joeblo in reply to SlowDragon]

vitamin d is 107, was 44 about 4/5 months ago, but i have supplimented to get it back up

[joeblo in reply to joeblo]

not sure why folate is still quite low as i have been supplimenting for a few months..

[radd]

joeblo,

Thyroid antibodies are raised and so may be encouraging the high CRP.

FT3 level is good but an adequate level of testosterone is required to help T3 work better.

Medicating thyroid meds would help reduce TSH and may encourage a reduction in thyroid antibodies.

Folate is too low and requires supplementation. Have you had Vit D tested ?

Are you female ? … Are you menopausal ? .

[joeblo in reply to radd]

hiya, im male 37, vitamin d is 107 (uk).

I was hoping my last docs visit would have been him saying i could have meds but he said no! its so annoying.

i have been taking folate for a few months (400mcg) so i thought my level would have been higher!?

[ondrej41]

Personally, my results looked similar to yours - high TSH, low testosterone. I also had a lot of typical thyroid symptoms. Once I started on Levo, I had a big lift in everything; also testosterone levels literally doubled. But there is a big deal in finding right dose of thyroid medication with good stable effect.

So I think it's quite possible you have low testosterone due to hypothyroidism

[joeblo]

hiya, im never going to get levo the only thing i get is a diagnosis of cfs, and when i challenge that i just get told its not thyroid causing anything